Article snippet: The House Intelligence Committee's top Democratic member said he "can't answer" whether Robert Mueller's Russia probe. "I can't answer that one way or the other," Democratic presidential election and possible collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. The Senate Intelligence Committee and special counsel Robert Mueller are also leading their own investigations. Asked if the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation had become a “side show” because of partisan differences, Schiff said he believed the committee’s Republican chair, Rep. Devin Nunes, has “created serious obstacles.” “It's not a side show. And we continue the hard work of getting to the bottom of what happened,” Schiff said. “We face serious obstacles, and many of them go back to our chairman, who, I think, all too often, has been willing to further the work and the viewpoint of the White House irrespective of what we're finding in the investigation. That unhelpful.” “But nonetheless, there are plenty of us Democrats and Republicans that continue to interview the key witnesses, review the key documents, and make progress in the investigation,” Schiff added. “It is still my hope that notwithstanding all the turbulence created at the top of our committee that we can come to a common conclusion.” Schiff also weighed in on the possibility of the president issuing pardons, saying he doesn't believe Trump's pardon power is as "absolute as people have been suggesting." "Th... Link to the full article to read more